Possible Increased Risk Factors for Chlamydia in Adolescents and Young Adults

Symptoms of Chlamydia Infections

Sequelae in Women with Chlamydia

Epidemiology of PID

Laboratory Diagnosis

Nucleic Acid Tests

Chlamydia Screening

Chlamydia Prevention

Lymphogranuloma Venereum

Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) Epidemiology

Symptoms of LGV

Diagnosis of LGV

Gonorrhea

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Epidemiology of Gonorrhea

Symptoms of Gonorrhea

Systemic Gonorrhea

Laboratory Diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Presumptive

Laboratory Diagnosis Definitive Diagnosis

Susceptibility Testing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea

Chancoid Caused by Haemophilus ducreyi

Haemophilus ducreyi

Haemophilus ducreyi Symptoms

Chancroid Epidemiology

Laboratory Diagnosis of Chancroid

HIV and STIs

Connection Between HIV and STIs

Prevention of STIs

Prevention

References

References

Additional Information

Sexually transmitted infections are preventable but take both health and economic resources to diagnose and treat persons infected. This course describes the symptoms, epidemiology and laboratory diagnosis of syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum and other Chlamydia STIs. New testing methods used in medical laboratories is included.